Secrets of the Sea

Secrets of the Sea

©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson

When my own tides are at low ebb,

I stand beside the sea.

Bright waves of truth I used to know

come washing over me.

The sand dampens beneath my feet,

connecting me to ground.

A sacred message to my soul

rises in every sound.

Its rhythm whispers ancient tales,

soft secrets of the deep, 

reflections of the promises

my spirit longs to keep.

And I embrace the mystery:

the pulses of the earth,

the highs, the lows, the ebbs and flows,

the watery rebirth.

Peace lands so gently on my shoulder,

lifts me on its wings.

My freed heart opens to the sea

and every gift it brings.

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God Watches Out for Me

Art by David Bowman

God Watches Out for Me

©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson

In ways I cannot always see,

I know God watches out for me––

His loving instinct to protect

expressed as I might not expect.

Storms threaten, and I beg release;

instead, He leads me to His peace. 

I call on Him to still the sea;

most times, He simply buoys me.

Illness descends; I pray for cure.

He lifts me higher to endure.

This mountain is too steep, I plead,

yet He removes it not from me.

Ease keeps us small, too weak to stand;

struggle and strength go hand-in-hand.

Still, when woes rush at me in pairs,

sometimes I wonder if He cares.

Then in my heart of hearts I kneel,

as He assures His love is real.

In ways I cannot always see,

I know God watches out for me.

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